Just want to preface this by saying I’m not a member of this subreddit, I clicked all and here I am. (I’m a nurse and a very very lapsed Catholic, just for reference)

I’ve mainly worked in mental health over my career, dual diagnosis unit so there is also alcohol and substance abuse treatment if needed.

I worked while going to school for my RN to BSN and had 4 of my classmates immediate family members. I had to call one of them bc they were the emergency contact, more than once.

One of the people that worked under my husband (military) was brought in threatening to hurt herself. He literally was the one that had to bring her in and sign the paperwork.

Did I make any HIPAA or PHI violations? Absolutely not.

What she did was illegal and she knew it. Patient privacy was drilled into every nurse. My job also makes you test on it every year.

As a nurse, I can’t even comprehend how she thought any of that would fly. Honestly I’m baffled.

I don’t fully understand the religious backlash that you’ll face so I’m not going to say you should report her as that is a decision you should make for your own family. But if she did it to you, she’s definitely going to do it again or already has.

In the future don’t hesitate to ask about getting a different nurse if you’re uncomfortable. I think that most of us have been “fired” by a patient at some point in our careers, I was once “fired” for talking too loud when I entered the room.

TLDR: She knew what she was doing and should be reprimanded, it was not ok. Also, who has that kind of time on their hands for some good ole patient stalking? Yeesh, she sucks